Garment-pin.



F. HOLKE.

GARMENT PIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. Isn.

aten Mam 12, 1918.

FREDERICK HOLKE, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

GARMENr-rm.

Specification of Letters Batent.

Patented Mar. y12, 191,18.

Application filed May 9, 191'?. Serial No. 167,597.

To all whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, Fnnnnnron Homin, a`

citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- Pins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates izo-improvements in a garment pin, and has for its object a pin so constructed as to be extended so that its two needle points may be brought in proper contact with the material, the same when contracted tightly gripping the material between the pin and the needles, and a casing brought in contact with the members for locking the same in their contracted positions.

A further object is to construct a pin preferably of three sections, two slidably connected with each other and each provided with a needle which is brought in contact with the material, and a cover portion pivotally connected to one of the members, the opposite end arranged to tightly grip and lock over the opposite end so as to firmly hold the two members in a contracted position while inserted in the garment.

Figure 1, is a view showing the pin in application.

Fig. 2, is an inverted view of my `invention.

Fig. 3, is a side view of the same.

Fig. 4, is a vertical sectional view.

Fig. 5, is a perspective view of the pin while in its open and extended position.

Fig. 6, is a cross-sectional view of a modiiied form of supporting one section to the other.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 7 indicates the top or cover portion of my invention, the one and free end of the cover is suitably bent as that indicated by the numeral 8, the opposite end being pivotally connected to one end 9 of a member 10; this member as shown in the illustration is provided with an elongated slot 11 which cX tends partially the length of the member and on this member is slidably mounted an eX- tension member 12; the same is provided with a projection 13 which fits in and passes through the slot 11 and on the opposite side is provided a head 14k so as to firmly hold the member 12 in position. Each of the members 10 and 12 is provided on its underside with needles 15 and the :tree end of the member 12 is bent forming a loop 16. Over this loop is brought in contact the curved end 8 of the cover 7 when the two bars are in closed or contracted position', these two ends acting as a friction lock holding the device in perfect closed condition against the garment, and the points of theJ needles 15, are so arranged that when the sections are closed they will slightly over-lap; thus in any way preventing the pin from becoming detached from its position.

The device is simple in construction but yet has merit and novelty in this respect, that pins of the present type often become loose and are lost, but when applying this invention the same is opened its entire length, the one needle is irst drawn through the material and a certain amount of material looped in between, then the pin is closed bringing the two needles in overlapped position, then the cover is closed so that its curved end rictionally encircles the loop 16; the pin is then firmly locked in position and absolutely prevented from becoming detached or lost without first operating the curved clamping end.

The tace of the cover may be ornamental as desired without in any way materially altering the general idea.

Referring to Fig. 6, in the cross sectional view I show a modified form of connecting the one member over the other. In this structure instead of using a slot as shown by the numeral 11 in Fig. 5, I take the moying section 12 and form a loop on both sides partly encircling the member 10.

Having fully described my invention what I Claim is:

1. A garment pin comprising two members slidably connected one with the other, a needle carried by each member and a clamping cover to hold the same when in closed position, substantially as specified.

2. A device of the class described comprising a pin composed of three members, two pivotally connected to each other and one slidably mounted to one of the members, two of said members provided with needles so arranged that the points project beyond each other when the two members are in closed position and a. rictional locking member formed on the end of the sliding` and pivotal members to hold the same in locked position, substantially as specified.

3. A pin of the character described comprising a slotted member, a needle carried thereby, a sliding member supported on the slotted member, a needle carried thereby, the outer free end of the sliding member being looped forming one section of a friction lock and a cover pivoted to the slotted member its opposite end providedV with e bent portion for fitting over the loop on the sliding member thereby holding the tWo members in a locked position on the garment, the points of the needles projecting or closed position, substantially as speciied.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' FREDERICK HOLKE. Witnesses:

ALFRED A. Ennis, WALTER C. STEIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

